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About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Chevron, where gas pumps hummed night and day, someone once asked aloud: ‘Why does that old man always pay with pennies?’ Finally, an employee dared to ask the old man why he insisted on paying in pennies. With a twinkle in his eye, the gentleman replied, 'I’m saving up for a gallon!' Everyone burst out laughing, realizing that sometimes life’s little quirks make us smile.

2. At Chevron, where cars always seemed to line up for a fill-up, one morning a delivery driver announced over the PA: 'Today’s special—gasoline that makes your car run backwards!' Everyone burst out laughing, but then someone dared their car to try it. To everyone's surprise, it worked perfectly—they could even reverse park with ease! Soon, Chevron became known as the place where you filled up forwards and drove home backwards, making commutes more fun than ever.

3. At Chevron, where drivers often stopped for quick snacks, an elderly gentleman once asked: 'Do you think they sell gasoline by the gallon or the hour?' A young delivery driver overheard him and joked back, ‘I bet it’s by the smile!’ The old man nodded wisely and said, ‘Ah, a smart one indeed.’ And from that day on, whenever anyone asked about gas prices at Chevron, everyone smiled and said, “It’s always by the smile!”

4. At Chevron, where the scent of gasoline mingled with the aroma of freshly brewed coffee, a delivery driver noticed something peculiar one foggy morning. As he approached the pumps, the delivery driver swore he saw a shadow moving inside the station. Curious, he peered through the mist and found an old cat, lazily stretching on top of a parked car. With a smile, he poured some milk into a plastic cup and left it there. From then on, locals joked that Chevron had its very own ‘gas-station ninja’ who loved milk.